Off West

150 126 leaves Worcester Foregate Street bound for the West Country.

Lime buffers

A Virgin Pendolino rests at Liverpool Lime Street after arriving with a train from Euston.

The Lakes

The Lakes is a small station in Warwickshire, a request stop on the Stratford line. It serves Earlswood Lakes (no surprise).

Highley wagon

A preserved wagon at the Railway House, Highley.

Atlantic Conveyor

40 106 Atlantic Conveyor on the Severn Valley Railway.

Elizabeth Gaskell

156 482 Elizabeth Gaskell at Liverpool Lime Street.

Leaving Coventry

153 365 leaves Coventry on a service to Nuneaton.

Shadwell Overground

Shadwell, formerly part of the East London Line is now part of the London Overground, though here its er... underground.

Hoovering up

50 026 arrives at Bewdley.

Birmingham International

350 234 heads into Birmingham International with a London bound service.

Shrub Hill signals

Platform based signals at Worcester Shrub Hill.

The steam depot

A hive of activity at Bridgnorth on the Severn Valley Railway.

SVR Diesel Gala

Today i attended the Severn Valley Railway's Diesel Gala (or day 3 actually) and great fun was had. I travelled behind a 55, 52, 40 and 20 and breathed in enough diesel exhaust to shorten my life by about 5 years no doubt! You can see my photos here.

Home station

Erdington is the author's nearest station, here 323 241 pauses on a Birmingham bound service.

Diversion

With the WCML closed that day near Watford Virgin Trains were diverted via Banbury.